John Deere 320 package value

[mrbill47]

I would have not have had a problem buying it, I am glad the cam gear was replaced. That was my main concern. Mine failed at 1000 hours and 26 years old. I also had a shaft of the transaxle wear through the aluminum case. The JD dealer said he never saw any do that and case 1/2 was NLA. I had to source a used transaxle, it came from a machine that suffered an engine fire due to failed fuel pump.

Make sure you have the updated fuel pump, it will have a drain hose routed away from the exhaust.

Thanks for the fuel pump heads up. I'll definitely check it out.
Do you know the mode of engine failure for the fuel pump (gas in oil, for instance; or caught on fire?)

Was there any warning of the transaxle failure ... aluminum in the fluid?

Thanks for the input,
Bill

 

[Zebrafive]

Thanks for the fuel pump heads up. I'll definitely check it out.
Do you know the mode of engine failure for the fuel pump (gas in oil, for instance; or caught on fire?)

Was there any warning of the transaxle failure ... aluminum in the fluid?

Thanks for the input,
Bill

For the fuel pump, diaphragm fails and fuel gets on the exhaust. New pump has a hose to direct any fuel leaks away from exhaust.


The transaxle had a sudden leak when there had been no leakage. The shaft for the hydraulic motor wore through the top of the aluminum case. I had to pull the fender pan and gas tank to find the leak.


Picture is view from top with a quarter glued on, I used JB weld to try and repair. The repair did not hold. Case half was NLA, so I had to find and buy used transaxle.

 

[mrbill47]

For the fuel pump, diaphragm fails and fuel gets on the exhaust. New pump has a hose to direct any fuel leaks away from exhaust.


The transaxle had a sudden leak when there had been no leakage. The shaft for the hydraulic motor wore through the top of the aluminum case. I had to pull the fender pan and gas tank to find the leak.


Picture is view from top with a quarter glued on, I used JB weld to try and repair. The repair did not hold. Case half was NLA, so I had to find and buy used transaxle.

Thanks ... The 320 transaxle seem not nearly as tough as the Garden Tractor transaxles (300, 400 series). The JB Weld was worth a try -- what I probably would have done!